A teaching and learning module covering the processes that comprise a typical refinery and petrochemicals complex. The raw material input is crude oil which is then refined and processed into finished hydrocarbon and chemical intermediate products. Knowledge and understanding will be gained in refinery and petrochemical process operations and experience acquired in troubleshooting a serious problem on an operating unit.

Module aims

General refinery and petrochemical operations, their products and economic importance;

Provide the students with basic knowledge, understanding and skills that will benefit students interested in pursuing a career in the mainstream or supporting industries of the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry.

The learning and teaching methods include:

11 three-hour combined lecture sessions with a virtual visit to ExxonMobil Fawley Refinery, the use of educational videos, group working and discussions in class with supportive coursework involving formative assessment.

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate:

Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5, a, b in the examination, and

Learning outcomes 3, 4, a, b, c, d in Coursework 1 and 2.

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

· The examination, 2 hours, (70 %).

· Coursework 1 and 2 (30 %)

Formative assessment and feedback

Coursework 1 and 2 involve troubleshooting a process unit operating problem over separate two week periods. For each, in class, there is an introductory briefing followed by an intermediate discussion of progress with extensive oral feedback and discussion after submission. Individual grades are notified to the students by e-mail a short time later.

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2017/8 academic year.